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1683. ichthyology
释义: study of fish
例句: Jacques Cousteau's rpograms about sea life have advanced the cause of ichthyology.
1684. icon
释义: religious image; idol
例句: The icons on the walls of the church were painted in the 13th century.
1685. iconoclastic
释义: attacking cherished traditions
例句: George Bernard Shaw's iconoclastic plays often startled more conventional people.
1686. ideology
释义: ideas of a group of people
例句: That ideology is dangerous to this country because it embraces undemocratic philosophies.
1687. idiom
释义: spcial usage in language
例句: I could not understand their idioms because literal translation made no sense.
1688. idiosyncrasy
释义: peculiarity; eccentricity
例句: One of his personal idiosyncrasies was his habit of rinsing all cutlery given him in a restaurant.
1689. idiosyncratic
释义: private; peculiar to an individual
例句: Such behavior is idiosyncratic, it is as easily identifiable as a signature.
1690. idolatry
释义: worship of idols; excessive admiration
例句: Such idolatry of singers of country music is typical of the excessive enthusiasm of youth.
1691. idyllic
释义: charmingly carefree; simple
例句: Far from the city, she led an idyllic existence in her rural retreat.
1692. igneous
释义: produced by fire; volcanic
例句: Lava, pumice, and other igneous rocks are found in great abundance around Mount Vesuvius near Naples.
1693. ignite
释义: kindle; light
例句: When Desi crooned, "Baby, light my fire," literal-minded Lucy looked around for some paper to ignite.
1694. ignoble
释义: of lowly origin; unworthy
例句: This plan is inspired by ignoble motives and I must, therefore, oppose it.
1695. ignominious
释义: disgraceful
例句: The country smarted under the ignominious defeat and dreamed of the day when it would be victorious.
1696. illicit
释义: illegal
例句: The defense attorney claimed that the police had entrapped his client; that is, they had elicited the illicit action of which they now accuse of him.
1697. illimitable
释义: infinite
例句: Human beings, having explored the far corners of the earth, are now reaching out into illimitable space.
1698. illuminate
释义: brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
例句: Just as a lamp can illuminate a dark room, a perceptive comment can illuminate a knotty problem.
1699. illusion
释义: misleading vision
例句: It is easy to create an optical illusion in which lines of equal length appear different.
1700. illusive
释义: deceiving
例句: This is only a mirage; let us not be fooled by its illusive effect.
1701. illusory
释义: deceptive; not real
例句: Unfortunately, the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom's profits proved illusory.
1702. imbalance
释义: lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
例句: Because of the great imbalance between the number of men and women invited, the dance was unsuccessful.
1703. imbecility
释义: weakness of mind
例句: I am amazed at the imbecility of the readers of these trashy magazines.
1704. imbibe
释义: drink in
例句: The dry soil imbibed the rain quickly.
1705. imbroglio
释义: complicated situation; perplexity; entanglement
例句: He was called in to settle the imbroglio but failed to bring harmony into the situation.
1706. imbue
释义: saturate, fill
例句: His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals imbued him with feelings of awe and reverence.
1707. immaculate
释义: pure; spotless
例句: The West Point cadets were immaculate as they lined up for inspection.
1708. imminent
释义: near at hand; impending
例句: Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was imminent.
1709. immobility
释义: state of being immovable
例句: Modern armies cannot afford the luxury of immobility, as they are vulnerable to attack while standing still.
1710. immolate
释义: offer as a sacrifice
例句: The tribal kind offered to immolate his daughter to quiet the angry gods.
1711. immure
释义: imprison; shut up in confinement
例句: For the two weeks before the examination, the student immureed himself in his room and concentrated upon his studies.
1712. immutable
释义: unchangeable
例句: Scientists are constantly seeking to discover the immutable laws of nature.
1713. impair
释义: worsen; diminish in value
例句: This arrest will impair her reputation in the community.
1714. impale
释义: pierce
例句: He was impaled by the spear hurled by his adversary.
1715. impalpable
释义: imperceptible; intangible
例句: The ash is so fine that it is impalpable to the touch but it can be seen as a fine layer covering the window ledge.
1716. impasse
释义: predicament from which there is no escape
例句: In this impasse, all turned to prayer as their last hope.
1717. impassive
释义: without feeling; not affected by pain
例句: The Native American has been incorrectly depicted as an impassive individual, undemonstrative and stoical.
1718. impeach
释义: charge with crime in office; indict
例句: The angry congressman wanted to impeach the President for his misdeeds.
1719. impeccable
释义: faultless
例句: He was proud of his impeccable manners.
1720. impecunious
释义: without money
例句: Now that he was wealthy, he gladly contributed to funds to assist impecunious and disbled persons.
1721. impede
释义: hinder; block
例句: The special prosecutor determined that the Attorney General, though inept, had not intentionally set out to impede the progress of the investigation.
1722. impediment
释义: hindrance; stumbling-block
例句: She had a speech impediment that prevented her from speaking clearly.
1723. impending
释义: nearing; approaching
例句: The entire country was saddened by the news of his impending death.
1724. impenetrable
释义: not able to be pierced or entered
例句: How could the murderer have gotten into the locked room? To Watson, the mystery, like the room, was impenetrable.
1725. impenitent
释义: not repentant
例句: We could see by his brazen attitude that he was impenitent.
1726. imperial
释义: like an emperor; related to an empire
例句: When hotel owner Leona Helmsley appeared in ads as Queen Leona standing guard over the Palace Hotel, her critics mocked her imperial fancies.
1727. imperiousness
释义: lordliness; domineering manner; arrogance
例句: His imperiousness indicated that he had long been accustomed to assuming command.
1728. impermeable
释义: impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
例句: This new material is impermeable to liquids.
1729. impertinent
释义: insolent
例句: I regard your remarks as impertinent and I resent them.
1730. imperturbable
释义: calm; placid
例句: Wellington remained imperturbable and in full command of the situation in spite of the hyteria and panic all around him.
1731. impervious
释义: not penetrable; not permitting passage through
例句: You cannot change their habits for their minds are impervious to reasoning.
1732. impetuous
释义: violent; hasty; rash
例句: We tried to curb his impetuous behavior because we felt that in his haste he might offend some people.
1733. impetus
释义: moving force; incentive; stimulus
例句: A new federal highway program would create jobs and five added impetus to our economic recovery.
1734. impiety
释义: irreverence; wickedness
例句: We must regard your blasphemy as an act of impiety.
1735. impinge
释义: infringe; touch; collide with
例句: How could they be married without impinging on one another's freedom?
1736. impious
释义: irreverent
例句: The congregation was offended by her impious remarks.
1737. implacable
释义: incapable of being pacified
例句: Madame Defarge was the implacable enemy of the Evremonde family.
1738. implausible
释义: unlikely; unbelievable
例句: Though her alibi seened implausible, it in fact turned out to be true.
1739. implement
释义: put into effect; supply with tools
例句: The mayor was unwilling to implement the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
1740. implication
释义: that which is hinted at or suggested
例句: If I understand the implications of your remark, you do not trust our captain.
1741. implicit
释义: understood but not stated
例句: Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was implicit in his deeds.
1742. implore
释义: beg
例句: He implored her to give him a second chance.
1743. imply
释义: suggest a meaning not expressed
例句: Even though your statement does not declare that you are at war with that country, your actions imply that that is the actual situation.
1744. impolitic
释义: not wise
例句: I think it is impolitic to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.
1745. imponderable
释义: weightless
例句: I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the imponderable items are not so easily analyzed.
1746. import
释义: significance
例句: I feel that you have not grasped the full import of the message sent tous by the enemy.
1747. importunate
释义: urging; demanding
例句: He tried to hide from his importunate creditors until his allowance arrived.
1748. importune
释义: beg persistently
例句: Democratic and Republican phone solicitors importuned her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.
1749. imposture
释义: assuming a false identity; masquerade
例句: She was imprisoned for her imposture of a doctor.
1750. impotent
释义: weak; ineffective
例句: Although he wished to break the nicotine habit, he found himself impotent in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.
1751. imprecation
释义: curse
例句: Roused from the bed at what he considered an ungodly hour, Roy muttered imprecations under his breath.
1752. impregnable
释义: invulnerable
例句: Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon, the fort was considered impregnable.
1753. impromptu
释义: without previous preparation
例句: Her listeners were amazed that such a thorough presentation could be made in an impromptu speech.
1754. impropriety
释义: state of being inappropriate
例句: Because of the impropriety of his costume, he was denied entrance into the dining room.
1755. improvident
释义: thriftless
例句: He was constantly being warned to mend his improvident ways and begin to "save for a rainy day."
1756. improvise
释义: compose on the spur of the moment
例句: She would sit at the piano and improvise for hours on themes from Bach and Handel.
1757. imprudent
释义: lacking caution; injudicious
例句: It is imprudent to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell.
1758. impugn
释义: doubt; challenge; gainsay
例句: I cannot impugn your honesty without evidence.
1759. impuissance
释义: powerlessness; feebleness
例句: The lame duck President was frustrated by his shift from enormous power to relative impuissance.
1760. impunity
释义: freedom from punishment
例句: The bully mistreated everyone in the class with impunity for he felt that no one would dare retaliate.
1761. impute
释义: attribute; ascribe
例句: If I wished to impute blame to the officers in charge of this program, I would state my feelings definitely and immediately.
1762. inadvertently
释义: carelessly; unintentionally; by oversight
例句: She inadvertently omitted two questions on the examination and mismarked her answer sheet.
1763. inalienable
释义: not to be taken away; nontransferable
例句: The Declaration of Independence mentions the inalienable rights that all of us possess.
1764. inane
释义: silly; senseless
例句: Such comments are inane because they do not help us solve our program.
1765. inanimate
释义: lifeless
例句: she was asked to identify the still and inanimate body.
1766. inarticulate
释义: speechless; producing indistinct speech
例句: He became inarticulate with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.
1767. inaugurate
释义: begin formally; install in office
例句: The candidate promised that he would inaugurate a new nationwide health care plan as soon as he was inaugurated as president.
1768. incandescent
释义: stikingly bright; shining with intense heat
例句: If you leave on an incandescent light bulb, it quickly grows too hot to touch.
1769. incantation
释义: singing or chanting of magical formula
例句: Uttering incantations to make the brew more potent, the witch doctor stirred the liquid in the caldron.
1770. incapacitate
释义: disable
例句: During the winter, many people were incapacitated by respiratory ailments.
1771. incarcerate
释义: imprison
例句: The warden will incarcerate the felon after conviction.
1772. incarnate
释义: endowed with flesh; personified
例句: Your attitude is so fiendish that you must be a devil incarnate.
1773. incarnation
释义: act of assuming a human body and human nature
例句: The incarnation of Jesus Christ is a basic tenet of Christian theology.
1774. incendiary
释义: arsonist
例句: The fire spread in such an unusual manner that the fire department chiefs were certain that it had been set by an incendiary.
1775. incense
释义: enrage; infuriate
例句: Unkindness to children incensed her.
1776. incentive
释义: spur; motive
例句: Students who dislike school must be given an incentive to learn.
1777. inception
释义: start; beginning
例句: She was involved with the project from its inception.
1778. incessant
释义: uninterrupted
例句: The crickets kept up an incessant chirping that disturbed our attempts to fall asleep.
1779. inchoate
释义: recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
例句: Before the Creation, the world was an inchoate mass.
1780. incidence
释义: rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
例句: Health professionals expressed great concern over the high incidence of infant mortality in major urban areas.
1781. incidental
释义: not essential; minor
例句: The scholarship covered his major expenses at college and some of his incidental expenses as well.
1782. incipient
释义: beginning; in an early stage
例句: I will go to sleep early for I want to break an incipient cold.
1783. incisive
释义: cutting; sharp
例句: His incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans.
1784. incite
释义: arouse to action
例句: The demogogue incited the mob to take action into its own hands.
1785. inclement
释义: stormy; unkind
例句: I like to read a good book in inclement weather.
1786. incline
释义: slope; slant
例句: The architect recommended that the nursing home's ramp be rebuilt because its incline was too steep for wheelchairs.
1787. inclined
释义: tending or leaning toward; bent
例句: Though I am inclined to be skeptical, the witness's manner inclines me to believe his story.
1788. inclusive
释义: tending to include all
例句: The comedian turned down the invitation to join the Player's Club, saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him.
1789. incognito
释义: with identity concealed; using an assumed name
例句: The monarch enjoyed traveling throughthe town incognito and mingling with the populace.
1790. incoherent
释义: unintelligible; muddled; illogical
例句: The bereaved father sobbed and stammered, his words becoming almost incoherent in his grief.
1791. incommodious
释义: not spacious; inconvenient
例句: In their incommodious quarters, they had to improvise for closet space.
1792. incompatible
释义: inharmonious
例句: The married couple argued incessantly and finally decided to separate because they were incompatible.
1793. incongruity
释义: lack of harmony; absurdity
例句: The incongruity of his wearing sneakers with formal attire amused the observers.
1794. inconsequential
释义: insignificant; unimportant
例句: Brushing off Ali's apologies for having broken the wine glass, Tamara said, "Don't worry about it; it's inconsequential."
1795. inconsistency
释义: state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
例句: How are lawyers different from agricultural inspectors? Where lawyers check inconsistencies in witnesses' statements, agricultural inspectors check inconsistencies in Grade A eggs.
1796. incontinent
释义: lacking self-restraint
例句: His incontinent behavior off stage shocked many people and they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared.
1797. incontrovertible
释义: indisputable
例句: We must yield to the incontrovertible evidence that you have presented and free your client.
1798. incorporate
释义: introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
例句: Breaking with precedent, President Truman ordered the military to incorporate blacks into every branch of the armed services.
1799. incorporeal
释义: immaterial; without a material body
例句: We must devote time to the needs of our incorporeal mind as well as our corporeal body.
1800. incorrigible
释义: uncorrectable
例句: Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck, Miss Watson pronounced him incorrigible and said he would come to no good end.
1801. incredulity
释义: a tendency to disbelief
例句: Your incredulity in the face of all the evidence is hard to understand.
1802. incredulous
释义: withholding belief; skeptical
例句: When Jack claimed he hadn't eaten the jelly doughnut, Jill took an incredulous look at his smeared face and laughed.
1803. increment
释义: increase
例句: The new contract calls for a 10 percent increment in salary for each employee for the next two years.
1804. incriminate
释义: accuse; serve as evidence against
例句: The witness's testimony against the racketeers incriminates some high public officials as well.
1805. incubate
释义: hatch; scheme
例句: Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on the hens to incubate these eggs.
1806. incubus
释义: burden; mental care; nightmare
例句: The incubus of financial worry helped bring on her nervous breakdown.
1807. incumbent
释义: officeholder
例句: The newly elected public official received valuable advice from the present incumbent.
1808. incur
释义: bring upon oneself
例句: His parents refused to pay any future debts he might incur.
1809. incursion
释义: temporary invasion
例句: The nightly incursions and hit-and-run raids of our neighbors across the border tried the patience of the country to the point where we decided to retaliate in force.
1810. indefatigable
释义: tireless
例句: He was indefatigable in his constant efforts to raise funds for the Red Cross.
1811. indemnify
释义: make secure against loss; compensate for loss
例句: The city will indemnify all home owners whose property is spoiled by this project.
1812. indenture
释义: bind as servant or apprentice to master
例句: Many immigrants could come to America only after they had indentured themselves for several years.
1813. indeterminate
释义: uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
例句: That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when they will do so, however, remains indeterminate.
1814. indicative
释义: suggestive; implying
例句: A lack of appetite may be indicative of a major mental or physical disorder.
1815. indict
释义: charge
例句: If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial.
1816. indifferent
释义: unmoved; lacking concern
例句: Because she felt no desire to marry, she was indifferent to his constant proposals.
1817. indigence
释义: poverty
例句: Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate indigence from our society.
1818. indigenous
释义: native
例句: Tobacco is one of the indigenous plants that the early explorers found in this country.
1819. indignation
释义: anger ar an injustice
例句: He felt indignation at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.
1820. indignity
释义: offensive or insulting treatment
例句: Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the indignities heaped upon him, he was inwardly very angry.
1821. indiscriminate
释义: choosing at random; confused
例句: She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.
1822. indisputable
释义: too certain to be disputed
例句: In the face of these indisputable statements, I withdraw my complaint.
1823. indissoluble
释义: permanent
例句: The indissoluble bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved.
1824. indite
释义: write; compose
例句: Cyrano indited many letters for Christian.
1825. indolence
释义: laziness
例句: He outgrew his youthful indolence to become a model of industry and alertness on the job.
1826. indomitable
释义: unconquerable
例句: The founders of our country had indomitable willpower.
1827. indubitably
释义: beyond a doubt
例句: Because her argument was indubitably valid, the judge accepted it.
1828. induce
释义: persuade; bring about
例句: After the quarrel, Tina said nothing could induce her to talk to Tony again.
1829. inductive
释义: pertaining to induction or preceeding from the specific to the general
例句: The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from inductive reasoning.
1830. indulgent
释义: humoring; yielding; lenient
例句: indulgent parents spoil their children by giving in to their every whim.
1831. inebriety
释义: habitual intoxication
例句: Because of his inebriety, he was discharged from his position as family chauffeur.
1832. ineffable
释义: unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
例句: Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.
1833. ineffectual
释义: not effective; weak
例句: Because the candidate failed to get across his message to the public, his campaign was ineffectual.
1834. ineluctable
释义: irresistable; not to be escaped
例句: He felt that his fate was ineluctible and refused to make any attempt to improve his lot.
1835. inept
释义: lacking skill; inadequate; inappropriate
例句: inept as a carpenter, Ira was all thumbs.
1836. inequity
释义: unfairness
例句: In demanding equal pay for equal work, women protest the basic inequity of a system that allots greater financial rewards to men.
1837. inerrancy
释义: infallibility
例句: Jane refused to believe in the pope's inerrancy, reasoning: "All human beings are capable of error. The pope is a human being. Therefore, he pope is capable of error.
1838. inertia
释义: state of being inert or indisposed to move
例句: Our inertia in this matter may prove disastrous; we must move to aid our allies immediately.
1839. inevitable
释义: unavoidable
例句: Death and taxes are both inevitable.
1840. inexorable
释义: relentless; unyielding; implacable
例句: After listening to the pleas for clemency, the judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law.
1841. infallible
释义: unerring
例句: We must remember that none of us is infallible; we all make mistakes.
1842. infamous
释义: notoriously bad
例句: Jesse James was an infamous outlaw.
1843. infantile
释义: childish; infantlike
例句: When will he outgrow such infantile behavior?
1844. infer
释义: deduce; conclude
例句: We must be particularly cautious when we infer that a person is guilty on the basis of circumstantial evidence.
1845. infernal
释义: pertaining to hell; devilish
例句: They could think of no way to hinder his infernal scheme.
1846. infidel
释义: unbeliever
例句: The Saracens made war against tne infidels.
1847. infiltrate
释义: pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
例句: In order to infiltrate enemy lines at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls.
1848. infinitesimal
释义: very small
例句: In the twentieth century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of infinitesimal objects like the atom and its parts.
1849. infirmity
释义: weakness
例句: Her greatest infirmity was lack of willpower.
1850. inflated
释义: exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
例句: His claims about the new product were inflated; it did not work as well as he had promised.
1851. influx
释义: flowing into
例句: The influx of refugees into the country has taxed the relief agencies severely.
1852. infraction
释义: violation
例句: Because of his many infractions of school regulations, he was suspended by the dean.
1853. infringe
释义: violate; encroach
例句: I think your machine infringes on my patent and intend to sue.
1854. ingenious
释义: clever
例句: He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ingenious that his business school professors declared it was marketable.
1855. ingenuous
释义: naive; young and unsophisticated
例句: Although she was over forty, the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ingenuous sweet young thing.
1856. ingrained
释义: deeply established; firmly rooted
例句: Try as they would, the missionaries were unable to uproot the ingrained superstitions of the natives.
1857. ingrate
释义: ungrateful person
例句: That ingrate Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.
1858. ingratiate
释义: become popular with
例句: He tried to ingratiate himself into her parents' good graces.
1859. inherent
释义: firmly established by nature or habit
例句: His inherent love of justice compelled him to come to their aid.
1860. inhibit
释义: prohibit; restrain
例句: The child was not inhibited in her responses.
1861. inimical
释义: unfriendly; hostile
例句: She felt that they were inimical and were hoping for her downfall.
1862. inimitable
释义: matchless; not able to be imitated
例句: We admire Auden for his inimitable use of language; he is one of a kind.
1863. iniquitous
释义: unjust; wicked
例句: I cannot approve of the iniquitous methods you used to gain your present position.
1864. initiate
释义: begin; originate; receive into a group
例句: The college is about to initiate a program for reducing math anxiety among students.
1865. injurious
释义: harmful
例句: Smoking cigarettes can be injurious to your health.
1866. inkling
释义: hint
例句: This came as a complete surprise to me as I did not have the slightest inkling of your plans.
1867. innate
释义: inborn
例句: His innate talent for music was soon recognized by his parents.
1868. innocuous
释义: harmless
例句: Let him drink it; it is innocuous and will have no ill effect.
1869. innovation
释义: change; introduction of something new
例句: She loved innovatins just because they were new.
1870. innuendo
释义: hint; insinuation
例句: I can defend myself against direct accusations; innuendos and oblique attacks on my character are what trouble me.
1871. inopportune
释义: untimely; poorly chosen
例句: A rock concert is an inopportune setting for a quiet conversation.
1872. inordinate
释义: unrestrained; excessive
例句: She had an inordinate fondness for candy.
1873. inquisitor
释义: questioner (specially harsh); investigator
例句: Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police, Marsha faced her inquisitors with trepidation.
1874. insalubrious
释义: unwholesome; not healthful
例句: The mosquito-ridden swamp was an insalubrious place, a breeding ground for malarial contagion.
1875. insatiable
释义: not easily satisfied; greedy
例句: Welty's thirst for knowledge was insatiable; she was in the library day and night.
1876. inscrutable
释义: impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
例句: Experienced poker players try to keep their expressions inscrutable, hiding their reactions to the cards behind a so-called poker face.
1877. insensate
释义: without feeling
例句: She lay there as insensate as a log.
1878. insensible
释义: unconscious; unresponsive
例句: Sherry and I are very different; at times when I would be covered with embarrassment, she seems insensible to shame.
1879. insidious
释义: treacherous; stealthy; sly
例句: The fifth column is insidious because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.
1880. insinuate
释义: hint; imply
例句: What are you trying to insinuate by that remark?
1881. insipid
释义: lacking in flavor; dull
例句: Flat prose and flat ginger ale are equally insipid: both lack sparkle.
1882. insolence
释义: imprudent disrespect; haughtiness
例句: How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of you insolence.
1883. insolvent
释义: bankrupt; lacking money to pay
例句: When rumors that he was insolvent reached his creditors, they began to press him for payment of the money due them.
1884. insomnia
释义: wakefulness; inability to sleep
例句: He refused to join us in a midnight cup of coffee because he claimed it gave him insomnia.
1885. insouciant
释义: indifferent; without concern or care
例句: Your insouciant attitude at such a critical moment indicates that you do not understand the gravity of the situation.
1886. instigate
释义: urge; start; provoke
例句: I am afraid that this statement will instigate a revolt.
1887. insubordinate
释义: disobedient
例句: The insubordinate private was confined to the barracks.
1888. insubstantial
释义: lacking substance; insignificant; frail
例句: His hopes for a career in acting proved insubstantial; no one would cast him, even in an insubstantial role.
1889. insularity
释义: narrow-mindedness; isolation
例句: The insularity of the islanders manifested itself in their suspicion of anyuthing foreign.
1890. insuperable
释义: insurmountable; invincible
例句: In the face of insuperable difficulties they maintained their courage and will to resist.
1891. insurgent
释义: rebellious
例句: We will not discuss reforms until the insurgent troops have returned to their homes.
1892. insurrection
释义: rebellion; uprising
例句: Given the current state of affairs in South Africa, an insurrection seems unavoidable.
1893. intangible
释义: not able to be perceived by touch; vague
例句: Though the financial benefits of his Oxford post were meager, Lewis was drawn to it by its intangible rewards: prestige, intellectual freedom, the fellowship of his peers.
1894. integral
释义: complete; necessary for completeness
例句: Physical education is an integral part of our curriculum; a sound mind and a sound body are complementary.
1895. integrate
释义: make whole; combine; make into one unit
例句: She tried to integrate all their activities into one program.
1896. integrity
释义: uprightness; wholeness
例句: Lincoln, whose personal integrity has inspired millions, fought a civil war to maintain the integrity of the republic, that these United States might remain undivided for all time.
1897. intellect
释义: higher mental powers
例句: He thought college would develop his intellect.
1898. intelligentsia
释义: intellectuals; members of the educated elite
例句: She preferred discussions about sports and politics to the literary conversations of the intelligentsia.
1899. inter
释义: bury
例句: They are going to inter the body tomorrow ar Broadlawn Cemetry.
1900. interdict
释义: prohibit; forbid
例句: Civilized nations must interdict the use of nuclear weapons if we expect out society to live.
1901. interim
释义: meantime
例句: The company will not consider our proposal until next week; in the interim, let us proceed as we have in the past.
1902. interloper
释义: intruder
例句: The merchant thought of his competitors as interlopers who were stealing away his trade.
1903. interminable
释义: endless
例句: Although his speech lasted for only twenty minutes, it seemed interminable to his bored audience.
1904. intermittent
释义: periodic; on and off
例句: Our picnic was marred by intermittent rains.
1905. internecine
释义: mutually destructive
例句: The rising death toll on both sides indicates the internecine natire of his conflict.
1906. interpolate
释义: insert between
例句: She talked so much that I could not interpolate a single remark.
1907. interregnum
释义: period between two reigns
例句: Henry VIII desperately sought a male heir because he feared the civil strife that might occur if any prolonged interregum succeeded his death.
1908. interrogate
释义: question closely; cross-examine
例句: Knowing that the Nazis would interrogate him about his background, the secret agent invented a cover story that would help him meet their quesions.
1909. intervene
释义: come between
例句: She intervened in the argument between her two sons.
1910. intimate
释义: hint
例句: She intimated rather than stated her preferences.
1911. intimidation
释义: fear
例句: A ruler who maintains his power by intimidation is bound to develop clandestine resistance.
1912. intractable
释义: unruly; refractory
例句: The horse was intractable and refused to enter the starting gate.
1913. intransigence
释义: state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise
例句: The intransigence of both parties in the dispute makes an early settlement almost impossible to obtain.
1914. intrepid
释义: fearless
例句: For his intrepid conduct in battle, he was promoted.
1915. intrinsically
释义: essentially; inherently; naturally
例句: Although my grandmother's china has intrinsically little value, I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.
1916. introspective
释义: looking within oneself
例句: We all have our introspective moments during which we examine our souls.
1917. introvert
释义: one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself
例句: In his poetry, he reveals that he is an introvert by his intense interest in his own problems.
1918. intrude
释义: trespass; enter as an uninvited person
例句: She hesitated to intrude on their conversation.
1919. intuition
释义: power of knowing without reasoning
例句: She claimed to know the truth by intuition.
1920. inundate
释义: overflow; flood
例句: The tremendous waves inundated the town.
1921. inured
释义: accustomed; hardened
例句: She became inured to the Alaskan cold.
1922. invalidate
释义: weaken; destroy
例句: The relatives who received little or nothing sought to invalidate the will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he signed the document.
1923. invective
释义: abuse
例句: He had expected criticism but not the invective that greeted his proposal.
1924. inveigh
释义: denounce; utter censure or invective
例句: He inveighed against the demagoguery of the previous speaker and urged that the audience reject his philosophy as dangerous.
1925. inveigle
释义: lead astray; wheedle
例句: She was inveigled into joining the club after an initial reluctance.
1926. inverse
释义: opposite
例句: There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.
1927. invert
释义: turn upside down or inside out
例句: When he inverted his body in a hand stand, he felt the blood rush to his head.
1928. inveterate
释义: deep-rooted; habitual
例句: She is an inveterate smoker and cannot break the habit.
1929. invidious
释义: designed to create ill will or envy
例句: We disregarded her invidious remarks because we realized how jealous she was.
1930. invincible
释义: unconquerable
例句: Superman is invincible.
1931. inviolability
释义: security from being destroyed, corrupted or profaned
例句: They respected the inviolability of her faith and did not try to change her manner of living.
1932. invoke
释义: call upon; ask for
例句: She invoked her advisor's aid in filling out her financial aid forms.
1933. invulnerable
释义: incapable of injury
例句: Achilles was invulnerable except in his heel.
1934. iota
释义: very small quantity
例句: She hadn't an iota of common sense.
1935. irascible
释义: irritable; easily angered
例句: Her irascible temper frightened me.
1936. irate
释义: angry
例句: When John's mother found out that he had overthrown his checking account for the third month in a row, she was so irate that she could scarcely speak to him.
1937. iridescent
释义: exhibiting rainbowlike colors
例句: She admired the iridescent hues of the oil that floated on the surface of the water.
1938. irksome
释义: annoying; tedious
例句: He found working on the assembly line irksome because of the monotony of the operation he had to perform.
1939. ironic
释义: occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
例句: It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it.
1940. irony
释义: hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning
例句: Gradually his listeners began to realize that the excessive praise he was lavishing was merely irony; he was actually denouncing his opponent.
1941. irreconsilable
释义: incompatible; not able to be resolved
例句: Because the separated couple were irreconcilable, the marriage counselor recommended a divorce.
1942. irrelevant
释义: not applicable; unrelated
例句: This statement is irrelevant and should be disregarded by the jury.
1943. irremediable
释义: incurable; uncorrectable
例句: The error she made was irremediable; she could see no way to repair it.
1944. irreparable
释义: not able to be corrected or repaired
例句: Your apology cannot atone for the irreparable damage you have done to her reputation.
1945. irrepressible
释义: unable to be restrained or held back
例句: Her high spirits were irrepressible.
1946. irresolute
释义: uncertain how to act; weak
例句: She had no respect for him because he seemed weak-willed and irresolute.
1947. irreverent
释义: lacking proper respect
例句: The worshippers resented her irreverent remarks about their faith.
1948. irrevocable
释义: unalterable
例句: Let us not brood over past mistakes since they are irrevocable.
1949. isotope
释义: varying form of an element
例句: The study of the isotopes of uranium led to the development of the nuclear bomb.
1950. isthmus
释义: narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
例句: In a magnificent feat of engineering, Goethals and his men cut through the isthmus of Panama in constructing the Panama Canal.
1951. itinerant
释义: wandering; traveling
例句: He was an itinerant peddler and traveled through Pennsylvania and Virginia selling his wares.
1952. itinerary
释义: plan of a trip
例句: Before leaving for his first visit to France and England, he discussed his itinerary with people who had been there and with his travel agent.
1953. intersperse
释义: scatter
例句: The molecules will intersperse throughout the space according to the second law of thermodynamics.
1954. inquisitive
释义: unduly curious; prying; seeking knowledge
例句: We need more inquisitive students in this school; lectures are dull.
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